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When her husband deployed overseas for a year, military mom Sarah Smiley came up with an inspired way to fill his empty seat at the table Sarah Smiley with her three boys (from left), Owen, Ford, and Lindell, at their home in Maine

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Q: How does John Krasinski feel about the end of The Office? —Gary W., Dallas A: The actor, who has played Jim Halpert on the NBC series for all nine seasons, says the show gave him “everything. I was a waiter before I got the part.

If it wasn’t for The Office, I wouldn’t be working as an actor, so I wouldn’t have met my wife [actress Emily Blunt]. It will forever be the defining thing in my career.

I’m really proud of that.”

The finale airs May 16.

Jennifer Garner

Q: How does Jennifer Garner balance motherhood and stardom?

—Toni D., Tigard, Ore.

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The actress, 40, reprises her role as Lindsay Fünke in the fourth (and final) season of the cult series Arrested Development, airing on Netflix starting May 26.

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A: The busy mom of three children, ages 7, 4, and 1, says “juggling is the key.

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• I CAN’T COMPLAIN and THE VIEW FROM PENTHOUSE B Elinor Lipman fans are doubly blessed this spring.

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Songza streams playlists tailored to her activities, whether she’s waking up or working out. Om Finder can help her locate yoga classes when she needs to catch her breath. Chefs Feed gives restaurant recommendations from the country’s best chefs for well-deserved nights off.

• I INVENTED THE MODERN AGE A fearless visionary

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The Smiley family outside their home in Bangor, Maine, this spring, four months after Dustin’s return.

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WHEN SARAH SMILEY’S HUSBAND DEPLOYED OVERSEAS FOR A YEARLONG TOUR, AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY STEPPED IN TO FILL HIS EMPTY SEAT AT THE TABLE, KEEPING SARAH AND HER THREE YOUNG BOYS COMPANY OVER WEEKLY SERVINGS OF SALAD AND LASAGNA

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ven after 14 years as a navy wife, I still forget which part of Dustin’s leaving will be hardest. At first I think it’ll be our last hug at the airport, or when he kneels down to say goodbye to our boys, one at a time. Then I imagine it will be returning to our house, where I’ll find Dustin’s still-wet toothbrush on the bathroom sink and his running shoes strewn across the mudroom floor— reminders that he was just here, and now he’s not. ★ But the hardest part is actually sitting down to dinner without him. Breakfast and lunch aren’t so bad; the boys and I eat in shifts, with TV noise in the background, before we rush off to school and work. At dinnertime, though, when we gather around our wooden farm table, there are pauses he used to fill (“What did you learn at school today?”—his favorite question) and MAY 12, 2013 • 7

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From top: Lindell sneaks up on then Bangor police chief (and dinner guest) Ron Gastia; the boys greet a replica of R2-D2 before dinner No. 19; the Smileys reunite at Bangor International Airport last December.

I probably should have begun drilling table manners into my kids immediately. My mother begged me to. I wasn’t even sure the boys knew to put their napkins—or in our house, folded paper towels—in their laps. But during those first few weeks after Dustin left, when I was struggling to get my bearings as a “single” mom, etiquette lessons were a low priority.

As the senator’s headlights swept across our snowy yard the night of our first dinner, I suddenly regretted my casualness. I was still

baking lasagna and had no time to shower and change. I’d be greeting her in an old beige cardigan and black pants with a fallen hem.

Before the senator could ring the bell, I grabbed the boys, licked my fingers, and slicked back their untrimmed hair. “No potty humor,” I hissed. “Or whoopee cushions.”

That was the last moment I felt nervous.

Senator Collins walked into our living room with all the warm familiarity of a favorite aunt. She sat on the couch and pulled Lindell into her lap; he patted her face and rubbed her cheeks as we got acquainted. The senator didn’t seem to mind my paper towel napkins or my fresh-from-the-bag salad. By the time the lasagna was gone, I had nearly forgotten she was a powerful political figure.

For dessert, I put out the tin of homemade brownies the senator had brought. “Eat around the nuts,” I said to the boys under my breath, trying to head off complaints.

Senator Collins was in the middle of a conversation with Dustin over Skype on my laptop at the end of the table. I came around to wave at Dustin, as Lindell climbed in and out of the senator’s lap, screaming “Hi, Daddy!” After we said goodbye and she closed the screen, I gasped at what was on the other side: neat little piles of nuts and brownie crumbs. Senator Collins just laughed. Then she offered to do the dishes.

I worried that a U.S. senator would be a tough act to follow. But in the coming months, the boys seemed to welcome each of our guests with the same basic expectations: Show me that I matter. Help me not miss my dad. We ate with the Bangor police chief, our local weatherman, a symphony conductor, an Olympic gold medal rower, and a pair of radio DJs. Dr. Scott Peterson, a baseball historian, took the boys to see a University of Maine game. Former governor John Baldacci played catch with them. Children’s illustrator Scott Nash organized a Jackson Pollock–like painting session in the backyard. A local Star Wars enthusiast brought his life-size R2-D2 robot to dinner. And a zookeeper entertained us with stories about his gorilla friend “Little Joe,” who had escaped not once, but twice.

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too much food in the pan. Dustin’s empty chair makes his absence that much more present.

Before my husband left for his latest deployment—a 13-month tour in Djibouti, Africa, starting in November 2011—our middle son, Owen, who was 8 at the time, said to his dad, “It will be weird not to have you at the table.”

I froze, surprised that Owen had put words to my exact feelings. “Then let’s fill Dad’s seat,” I said reflexively, not sure yet what I meant. “We’ll invite people over for dinner.

Shoot, we can invite someone every week if you want.”

Dustin and the boys shot each other sideways glances. They know me too well: I’m not a cook. I hate small talk. Our “china” is a mismatched set of chipped plates, and our downstairs bathroom is never clean. Whenever I host a party, there’s a moment right before the guests arrive when I wish I could disappear into the basement.

But I couldn’t bear the idea of facing Dustin’s empty chair for an entire year.

“Like, we can even invite our teachers?”

Owen asked.

“I get to invite Mr. Bennett first!” said 10-year-old Ford, his hand in the air.

“Can we invite the president?” Lindell, our soon-to-be preschooler, shouted as he danced excitedly in his chair. “Or the mayor?”

Everyone laughed. “Why not?” I said.

Soon after Dustin deployed, we began brainstorming a wish list of invitees from our community in Bangor, Maine. The boys decided to take turns inviting a new guest each week. Ford was up first. Because he was learning about government in school, he chose one of Maine’s U.S. senators, Susan Collins, who has a home on the east side of town. In his letter, addressed to her office in Washington, D.C., he wrote: “We are wondering if you would like to come to dinner some time this year (which is stretching it quite a bit but my mom insisted that we be flexible).”

I never expected that she’d be able to accept, and I encouraged the boys to invite more “realistic” guests in the meantime. But in late December, I got a call from the Capitol: The senator was coming the first week in January.

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Sarah Smiley writes about the year her husband was deployed in her book Dinner With the Smileys (Hyperion), on sale now.

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deployment, we were filling them with interesting people and role models. We missed him, of course. But we seldom felt lonely.

In the spring, however, our dinners began to take on a more serious tone. The 17th week, we were invited to dine at a local nursing home with a man and his wife, who has Alzheimer’s disease. I didn’t grasp the extent of Anita’s illness until that night, when she began smearing pasta sauce on the table. At one point, she held up a sauce-coated hand to Owen and asked, “Would you like a bite?” He replied quietly, “I’m okay, but thank you.”

Frank told me that Anita didn’t remember anything from their marriage. “The only thing she knows is that I’m her best friend,” he said.

As I watched him clutch Anita’s shaking hand, I realized there are many ways to be lonely. I couldn’t hold Dustin’s hand, but we could still reminisce long distance about saying “I do,” having our first baby, buying our first house.

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the rows of headstones while Owen re-counted his flags and worried whether he had forgotten someone. Lindell rode on the congressman’s shoulders as he read aloud the names on the graves.

On Memorial Day, principal Lynn Silk told us about losing her son, Brandon, an army staff sergeant, in a helicopter crash. The boys listened quietly as Lynn talked about Brandon’s love of sports and practical jokes. When she left at the end of the night, Ford shook her hand and thanked her for coming.

By the time summer came, the weekly dinners had naturally evolved into something different altogether. We had met people with problems far greater than ours over the previous few months.

Dustin was gone but still very much a part of our lives, and now we had a community helping us through his deployment. Many of our remaining dinners became about recognizing our own strength.

On a beautiful August afternoon, we hiked seven rocky miles to and from a picnic at Mount Katahdin’s Chimney Pond with two teachers. That same month, we scaled a cliff at Acadia National Park and marveled at our feat over dinner with world-renowned climbing guide Jon Tierney. But perhaps most important, we found ways to reach out to others who were lonely and hurting.

In October, the boys offered to take our newly widowed neighbor to lunch at a bakeshop downtown (“You don’t have to be alone,” Ford told her), and a few weeks later, Owen missed a friend’s birthday party to attend the funeral of another neighbor. “It’s the right thing to do,” he said.

The day Dustin was due back from Africa, more than 60 of our guests from the 52 dinners came with us to the airport to welcome him home. We were surrounded by our new friends as I hugged Dustin’s neck and the boys clasped their arms around his waist and legs. After we finally let go, Lindell took Dustin’s LIKE THIS hand and introduced his father to the people who STORY? had filled his seat while he was gone: “This is my SHARE IT AT teacher! This is Paul! This is my dad!”

PARADE .COM/SHARE The old farm table was already set when we brought Dustin home that evening: five plates, and five folded paper towels. Lindell led Dustin to his usual place. “This is where our guests sat,” he said. “But tonight it’s for you.” Dustin pulled out the chair. There was a Post-it note on the seat. It read “Reserved for Dad.” Read on for Sarah’s tips on hosting your own dinner

“The day Dustin was due back from Africa, more than 60 of our guests came to the airport to welcome him home.”

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The deliciously candid talk show host on her wigs, family dinners, and the one question she won’t ask

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t’s 9:30 a.m. in New York City, and the audience at The Wendy Williams Show is bursting with energy. The house DJ is blasting Rihanna, the crowd is dancing in the aisles, and even the cameramen can’t help tapping their feet.

“We get people in the mood,” Williams, 48, tells Erin Hill.

“I’m all about fun!” Now in its fourth season, her syndicated talk show—a mix of gossip, advice, and celebrity—is posting its best ratings ever, with new episodes airing through July.

Says Williams, who lives in New Jersey with husband Kevin Hunter (with whom she has launched a production company) and their 12-year-old son, Kevin, “I am living my dream.”

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I don’t hold back. I’m as comfortable talking to millions of people as I am sitting with you at my kitchen table.

Have you ever said something on air that you regretted?

No. The only thing that’s offlimits for me is asking a woman why she doesn’t want kids. I’ve had a bunch of miscarriages, and I

begged God for little Kevin. But it was a difficult pregnancy, not a joyful time for me. I’ve learned that it can be a very personal thing to ask someone about.

You stand an impressive 5-foot-11. Did you always embrace your u height?

Not at all. When I was younger, ne hip to give the I leaned on one illusion that I was shorter. Now ght is my best asset.

I feel my height I’m the first person you see in a cially when I wear room—especially ls! five-inch heels!

Were you outspoken utspoken in high school?

No, I was more re of an observer back then. I was one of only four black kidss to graduate in ocially I was my class, so socially x. I was invited not in the mix. to things, but I was on the fringe.

When did you ou come into your own? wn?

After college,, when I d and reallooked around ized that all of the cool kids rls were back at and pretty girls ate and I had the starting gate ome from a taken off. I come working-classs background, so I me to waffle; in didn’t have time

You give lots of advice in your new book, Ask Wendy.

What’s the best advice you’ve ever received?

I remember my father saying, “Pick a career that you don’t mind waking up to almost every day, and the money will come.

But more important than money is your happiness.” It’s simple, but he was absolutely right.

Broadway debut, playing Mama Morton in Chicago. What are you doing to prepare?

I’m working with a vocal coach.

But it’s not as much about singing as having attitude and sass, and I do have that!

You’re also working on a line of wigs. What inspired that?

My hair was thinning due to thyroid disease, so I started wearing wigs. I make jokes about them, but why I wear them is not a joke. They may turn off some guys, but my This summer you’ll husband has always make your encouraged my I DON’T FEEL PRESSURE AS A differentness. He WOMAN OR delights in it like AS A BLACK TO BE I’m Lucille Ball.

A ROLE MODEL. I’M JUST LIVING MY LIFE.”

What are Sundays like for you?

There’s always work to do The around the house. I’ll have four TVs on so I have company in every room. ro I’ll put on a Sex and the City marathon, Millionaire Matchm Matchmaker, or the Kardashians.

And I always make Sunday dinner, lik like a roast chicken and fresh spinach. s I enjoy cooking, and my m family appreciates it.

But we w don’t eat together. I usuall usually dip into the pot, so by the tim time I’m plating I’m already full. My M little Kevin eats at the compu computer in the kitchen, and my husban husband eats when he gets around to it. You have to grab family time when you can, but sitting together at the table is not someth something we do.

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Wendy Williams

sixth grade I knew I wanted to be a newscaster or a radio personality. I had my first radio job two weeks out of college.

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n the beginning of Dustin’s deployment, I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to find enough people to fill his chair every Monday. But in the end, more than 200 guests accepted our invitation to dinner. It turns out you just have to ask.

I know, I know—you’re thinking to yourself, “But I have no time to clean the house,” or “I’m not a good cook.” I felt the same way. Fifty-two dinners later, I’ve learned that if people want to see a Martha Stewart Living set or eat a gourmet meal, they’ll go somewhere else. When you invite them to your home, they come for company and conversation.

Tonight, all over the country, countless people will eat alone. I imagine most of them wouldn’t care about the lack of shine on your floors, or the pile of shoes in your hallway. And you may find, as I did, that once you reach out, your neighbors are much closer than you thought, and your community is the one you build around you.

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All my friends have new cell phones. They carry them around with them all day, like mini computers, with little tiny keyboards and hundreds of programs which are supposed to make their life easier.

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Monthly Minutes Monthly Rate Operator Assistance 911 Access Long Distance Calls Voice Dial Nationwide Coverage Friendly Return Policy

GreatCall® created the Jitterbug with one thing in mind – to offer people a cell phone that’s easy to see and hear, simple to use and affordable. Now, they’ve made the cell phone experience even better with the Jitterbug Plus. It features a lightweight, comfortable design with a backlit keypad and big, legible numbers. There is even a dial tone so you know the phone is ready to use. You can also increase the volume with one touch and the speaker’s been improved so you get great audio quality and can hear every word. The battery has been improved too– it’s one of the longest lasting on the market– so you won’t have to charge it as often. The phone comes to you with your account already set up and is easy to activate.

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$14.99

$19.99

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you are not locked in for years at a time and won’t be subject to early termination fees. The U.S.-based customer service is knowledgeable and helpful and the phone gets service virtually anywhere in the continental U.S. Above all, you’ll get one-touch access to a friendly, and helpful GreatCall operator. They can look up numbers, and even dial them for you! They are always there to help you when you need them.

Call now and receive 100 FREE Minutes and FREE Car Charger – a $41.98 value.

Try the Jitterbug Plus for yourself for 30 days and if you don’t love it, just return it for a refund1 of the product purchase price. Call now – helpful Jitterbug experts are ready to answer your questions.

The rate plans are simple too. Why pay for minutes you’ll never use? There are a variety of affordable plans.

Plus, you don’t have to worry about finding yourself stuck with no minutes– that’s the problem with prepaid phones. Since there is no contract to sign, Available in Silver and Red.

Order now and receive 100 Free Minutes and a Car Charger for your Jitterbug – a $41.98 value. Call now!

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Jitterbug Plus Cell Phone Call today to get your own Jitterbug Plus.

Please mention promotional code 46736.

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IMPORTANT CONSUMER INFORMATION: Jitterbug is owned by GreatCall, Inc.Your invoices will come from GreatCall. All rate plans and services require the purchase of a Jitterbug phone and a one-time set up fee of $35. Coverage and service is not available everywhere. Other charges and restrictions may apply. Screen images simulated.There are no additional fees to call Jitterbug’s 24-hour U.S. Based Customer Service. However, for calls to an Operator in which a service is completed, minutes will be deducted from your monthly balance equal to the length of the call and any call connected by the Operator, plus an additional 5 minutes. Monthly minutes carry over and are available for 60 days. If you exceed the minute balance on your account, you will be billed at 35¢ for each minute used over the balance. Monthly rate plans do not include government taxes or assessment surcharges. Prices and fees subject to change. 1We will refund the full price of the Jitterbug phone if it is returned within 30 days of purchase in like-new condition. We will also refund your first monthly service charge if you have less than 30 minutes of usage. If you have more than 30 minutes of usage, a per minute charge of 35 cents will apply for each minute over 30 minutes. The activation fee and shipping charges are not refundable. Jitterbug and GreatCall are registered trademarks of GreatCall, Inc. Samsung is a registered trademark of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. ©2013 Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC. ©2013 GreatCall, Inc. ©2013 by firstSTREET for Boomers and Beyond, Inc.

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